TY - BOOK AU - Adhikari,Avishek AU - Adhikari,Mahima Ranjan AU - Chaubey,Yogendra Prasad TI - Mathematical and Statistical Applications in Life Sciences and Engineering SN - 9789811053702 AV - T57-57.97 U1 - 519 23 PY - 2017/// CY - Singapore PB - Springer Singapore, Imprint: Springer KW - Applied mathematics KW - Engineering mathematics KW - Statistics  KW - Applications of Mathematics KW - Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences KW - Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences N1 - Chapter 1. Perfectly Reliable and Secure Message Transmission -- Chapter 2. Hole: An Emerging Character in the Story of Radio k-Coloring Problem -- Chapter 3. Robust Control of Stochastic Structures using Minimum Norm Quadratic Partial Eigenvalue Assignment Technique -- Chapter 4. Single-time and multi-time Hamilton-Jacobi theory based on higher-order Lagrangians -- Chapter 5. On Wavelet Based Methods for Noise Reduction of cDNA Microarray Images -- Chapter 6. A Transformation for the Analysis of Unimodal Hazard Rate Lifetimes Data -- Chapter 7. The Power M-Gaussian Distribution: an R-Symmetric Analog of the Exponential-Power Distribution -- Chapter 8. Stochastic Volatility Models (SV) in the Analysis of Drought Periods -- Chapter 9. Nonparametric Estimation of Mean Residual Life Function Using Scale Mixtures -- Chapter 10. Something Borrowed, Something New: Precise Prediction of Outcomes from Diverse Genomic Profiles -- Chapter 11. Bivariate Frailty Model and Association Measure -- Chapter 12. On Bayesian Inference of P<(Y < X) for Weibull Distribution -- Chapter 13. Air pollution effects on clinical visits in small areas of Taiwan: a review of Bayesian spatio-temporal analyses -- Chapter 14. On Competing Risks With Masked Failures -- Chapter 15. Environmental applications based on Birnbaum-Saunders models -- Chapter 16. Response-Dependent Sampling and Observation of Life History Processes -- Chapter 17. Exact likelihood-based point and interval estimation for lifetime characteristics of Laplace distribution based on a time-constrained life-testing experiment N2 - The book includes articles from eminent international scientists discussing a wide spectrum of topics of current importance in mathematics and statistics and their applications. It presents state-of-the-art material along with a clear and detailed review of the relevant topics and issues concerned. The topics discussed include message transmission, colouring problem, control of stochastic structures and information dynamics, image denoising, life testing and reliability, survival and frailty models, analysis of drought periods, prediction of genomic profiles, competing risks, environmental applications and chronic disease control. It is a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners in the relevant areas of mathematics and statistics UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5370-2 ER -